Garden opens for charity

By Lachlan Ellis

An historic property will open their garden to the public this Saturday, for charity.

The over 500 metre cypress canopy driveway is just a small taste of what awaits as you emerge into a plethora of colour and uniqueness that will leave you gasping with delight.

‘Gurra’, the century old property, is located at Mt Wallace and is the site for an ‘Open Garden’ day to raise funds for the local Red Cross unit.

The event is being generously hosted by Gurra’s owners, John and Jennie Swinnerton, who have been hard at work getting the garden looking immaculate since moving in six years ago.

Photos don’t do the garden justice, and Mr Swinnerton said he was eager to open the property for the community to explore.

“It goes back well and truly over a hundred years, we understand. The house we live in is historic, even though it’s been rebuilt…it’s still on a historic footprint,” he told the Moorabool News.

“We’ve been here for six years. There was a reasonably established garden, but it was in a rather bad shape, so we’ve completely redeveloped it. Ever since we’ve been here, we’ve had the idea of having an open garden.

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